Perforating-machine.



J. PGWERS.

PERFORA'IING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 21, 1911.

Lwfififig Patented June 23, 1914.

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J. POW BRS.

PERFORATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21, 1911.

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PERFORATING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED-001221, 1911.

Patented June 23, 1914;,

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JAMES PU ERS. OF NEW' YGTBK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR. BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T POW'EES ACCOUNTING MACHINE COMPANY, GE NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELA'WARE.

YERFORATING-MACHIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, into.

Application filed October 21. 1811. Serial No. 655,832.

whom it may concern i known that l, Jnnss POWERS, a citiol' the United Stutes, residing in New York city. in the county New York and Mute of New York, have invented certain row :Uh'l useful Improvements in Perforat- "Machines, of which the following is a cation.

lily present invention pertains to an improvement in perforating machines and :1 portion of the i'nechunis'ni embodied in this improvementsimilar to that shown in Tinted patents issued to me, Nos. 1 3 3? and 992.2413, but more especially unites to the latter patent.

'l he said Patent 992.2% covers a type of machine for perforating dots cards wherein the field or zone of cor sin information is irrcmilo'rly distributed upon the card, this "Yer lior nrrungeu'ient necessitating an operative hey-lever arranged for each of the sect-able punches outside of the punches known as the gang punches, the said gang punches having settoble plate and not being operable by individual key levers.

T he above noted form of machine is particularly adapted to the type of card known the census cord, and my present improvement upon the punch setting mechanism adopts the said machine to another type of cord which islcnown as the commercial or bus" ss card. perforations for data are arranged in vertical or longitudinal rows: 21 sutlicientnumber of these rows being laid out upon a card to answer the requirements of business estoblishments, one or more rows being included in a vertical or longitudinal zone to suit the. circumstances. Due to this vertical or longitudinal arrangement of the rows of data-points, it is only necessary to perforate one hole in each row on the said card, consequently if there are ten data-points in one row it is only necessary to utilize one of these ten at any one time and consequently ther is no necessity for each punch in that row having an individual operating or setting key-lever.

For adapting the perforating mechanism of the patented machine before mentioned to the present commercial. card and for the further purpose of reducing the costoi con struction and manufacture and doing away with the multiplicity of key levers, l have devised a. new punch setting mechanism in the commercial card the P I 2 taken on line 1--1, Fig. 1. looking in the di-' that is simple and is operable with a single lever to select and set; a single punch for perforating any one hole in a single row of data-points.

It will readily be seen in the accompanying drawings that this method of operating to set the punches greatly reduces the number of operative parts in the keybosrchand increases the efficiency of the operator.

A further advantage in my machine is that should it become necessary to utilize a series of punches in conjunction with the columns continuously, throughout a. single run of cards in a manner similar to that described in the gang punching mechanism in the previously noted patent. certain of these levers may be set and left locked, the other punches utilized for the variable data being selected and set by hand and bein; automatically returned after punching the proper hole.

A further advantage in this improved construction in the punch setting levers is that I retain the advantage shown in the Patent No. 992,246 of being able to reset any improperly set punch-setting lever prior to operating the thumb key which sets the perforating and feed mechanism in motion.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a front elevation with my improved key board attached. Fig. 2 is a sectional view rection of the arrow. Fig. 3 is a side ele vstion of the machine. Fig. 4 is a sectional View of the machine taken on the line 33, Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 iso front view of the cum. lever. Fig. 6 is a. side view of the some. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a fragment of they keyretractor bars. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one or the side supportingmcmbers for the said rctractor.

A brief description of the cooperating parts ofthe mechanism, shown therein. will be necessary so as to bring out the advantages of the new method of lever control and punch selector. lVhile the punching mechanism is practicallythe same as has been disclosed and covered by my previously noted patents, some slight modifications are made therein.

In Fig. 2 is shown a sectional view of the machine taken on the line l-*1, Fig. 1 and shows in substance a card magazine 1 having "iii till

cards therein and a )MLl. feeding slide owing thereon a picker blade the said card feeding slide being connected o pivot 6 to a lever 5, which is pivoted at 7 to a reerwerdly T he lever is in turn pivoted to a lever 9 which in turn is pivoted to a slotted cam link 10, the other which is pivoted to the base 11 of ch ne at hen the slotted coin link is caused to oscillate by menus of e di thereon e pin 14-, the linic 10 is caused to cilletc tound-itio, operating the card feed: slide 2 which is mounted on the sliding gihs i and is therehy caused to feed one card at 2|. time through the front portion 15 of the hopper and it is there grasped by the actuated feeding rolls l6 and 17 end is fed forward until it comes into contact with the set of feed rolls l8 and 19, and from it passes between the two punch 20 and 21. After entering the said punch plates Which are beveled at their point of entrance for the purpose of permitting; easy access of the card, the card is again seized loy :1 pair of actuated feed rolls 22 and and ted further forward until it hecomes engaged in a second set of like rolls and 'The card is thereupon caused to he ans of :1. pin stop member 26 which pierces the lifting; die frame 27, the die holster 28 and the die plate 21, project inc; :1 short distance into the passage formed between the plates 20 and 21 to intercept the wards therein causing: the some to come to One of the setting; levers, such as 29, is then pullcc down to the desired notch 30, the oscillation of this lever moving its sector gent 31 mounted on the causing; the selcccor slide geared and in mesh With move foi wei'd the rcquii'ei'l amount. T lector slide 33 is shown as n t nicinlier having lion the slot 35 being made to fit a c the opposite end of tending frame 8.

cam 13 having stopped by me shaft 32 thereby 33, WillCll is said sector 31 to be removed at convenience 1 eeth S t on its upper poiu: the middle thereof, cntrnl supporting slide member "which arranged directly over the pinichcs approximately near the center of the machine, and on its bottom side has a downwardly depending lug 37. lVhen this slide inemhci' moved by the sector the lug is curried over the punches generally denoted by 39, the punch selected beingdetermined u pon hy the i'iuinber of notches 30 the selecting or setting lever has been moved ed front plate 40.

As indiceted in the d on one o'} the slides has been nun'ed so as to remain oven the fifth p of the machine and presuming that this punch was the only one to be utilized and the card ulrcedy oeen placed Within the u now as gnreviouslv descr s in motion by on Wings the lug 3'? h from the :lront theme her oownwgird, end the pi lffillfl 2'? is thereupon caused to word by of pushing; c .3; e cam roll at its opposite end, roll 42 being in contact with tie Which. is attached to and rotates main shift 44. The push ceni the direction of the arrow 45. twee. ing roll 4.6 which is attnc punch lifting frame 2? to 1. with the curved face 427 oi the on and causing; it to rise as hetore The starting mechanism co. 29 is the some cleecir' i mentioned patents and as l oi? the present eoplication, it described. The card which one o. placed in the machine Would then i i upward toW- d the loosely punches, the seine being hung in; tn i in a supporting member T o punches not having selector lu ing them would iinincdi, Weight not being enough to o; cord, Whereas the punch Whicl. the obstruction fori'ned h"; tl would he caused to nerior upon punch lifting; trznnc I the contour of the actuating; recede to its normal position, me

or registry member 26 is also drawn and the curd is ted in teed wheels 22, 24-, and

i'front feed Whcels l9 end in front of the s: id i'ee W3 receiving: hopper or mug noted by 51, which is a menus to the front of the much this hopper oi the cards a. d

hop in is tilled.

The curved plates 40 u'i'iich 1 upon the top ironic 4:0" serve no u, l

the front of the mechanism and means or guidin the i swinging movements and port ior the some ouch. of its individual slot in ul ich to o these gi' iding slots hefe in side thereof :1 pliu'elity o notches 30, there being as iii-c each of these gui 'fl slots punches in the holder whit) 29 serves, so tlmt when the le {1t and engages the the corresponding punch tion and in condition to SPO'IHllRg hole. For ei iotclies in said st having short or which tend to .fo c

re the love hold the some the said ranged thereon a plurality of notches 53, the

number of which corresponds to the number of punches in the row. A bent-lever 5a which is pivoted at is held under a downward tension bya spring 56 which is attached to the frame at a point 57. A- finger piece 58 is pivotally arranged iii-proximity to the back end of the lever 54'and is adapted to be oscillated to and fro, as indicated at thedotted position 59, being mounted upon a rod 60. When the finger lever 58 is moved baclzward to the position 59 the bent lever 5% is released and drops to the dotted position 61, thereby permitting the point to engage in one of the notches 53. As long as the lever 5% remains in the said notch the lever 29 is retained in its set position through the said key levers toothed connection with the said selector slide. When, however, it is desired to release the setting lever '29, thelcver 58 is pushed up to the position shown in Fig. 2, this action causing the lever 54 to be raised, thereby withdraw ing its point from the notch 53 and permitting the lever '29 to be returned to its normal position by means of the spring-62 which is attached tothe lever and to a point 68 at the rear end of the frame.

Each of the levers 29 in the present machine have the combination of the returning spring 62 and the locking levers 58 and 54. For the purpose of absorbing the shock of the return of lever 29 to its normal position through the action of the spring 62, I have arranged at the front end of the machine a pad 6% which may be of soft resilient material, such as felt or the like, which is mounted upon a metal plate 65, which, in turn rests upon springs 66 and 67, so that when the said lever is returned the selector slide is causcd to strike the .ln1fler p:ul

6i and is thereupon noiselessly stopped.

For the purpose of causing the return of the lcrcrs'QS) which are used for variable data, a plurality of curved bars 68 are mounted by means of screws 9 upon a pair ofrods 70 and T1, the said bars having a plurality of notches 72 and 73 therein for tho purpose of maintaining i'lusaid curved bars (38 properly spaced apart. The rods 70 are so mounted in the umchinc, Fig. 2, as to lie in close proximity to the curved cover plate 40 and. as indicated in l ig'. 4. one of each of the said bars (38 lie between each row of the setting levers Q9 and in such a manner that when the cam 74 is rotated, the raised portion 75 mounted on the inside of said cam, comes in contact with the roll 76 mounted upon the oscillating lever 77, the said lever being pivoted to the main frame at T8 and being in cunagcmcut with the two connectin rods 79-and S0. The entire framework ormcd by the curved bar (38, the rods 70 and 71, and a supporting .side frame 81 are thereby caused to more in the direction of the arrow 82', Fig. l. the

said curved bars 68 then coming in ch nge ment with the levers 29, forcing them out of their notches. whereupon the levers are re turned-to their normal position by the action of the spring 62.

By referring. to the sectional view in Fig. '4. one of the side arms 31 is shown at the right hand side of the machine and its oppositesupporting member 82 is shown at the left hand side of the machine, and the central shaft 32, upon which both of the said members are slidably mounted, is shown as being fixedly mounted in the main frame. The rods 70 and 71 are shown as being mounted in bosses S3, 84, 85, and 86, which are located in the upper and lower corners of the curved side plate and in which the said rods 70 and 71 reciprocate. A spring 87 is located against a cross frame 88, which is mounted in the interior of the setting lever housing, in such a manner as to return the entire key rcl'ractor mechanism to its normal position after the roll 76 has passed over the raised portion 7510f the cam 74, thereby leaving the. setting lever mechanism ready for the next setting.

so arranged as to receive therein the rods 79 and 80, the central portion being so arranged as to clear the shaft which passes thercbetwccn.

In Fig. 8 the retractor side frame member 81 has a bore 90.which adapted to slidably receive the shaft 32, thereby permit-- ting the said side member 81 and its mate 82, which is similarly constructed, to move upon the shaft during the retraction of the said setting levers.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a card ,rwrforating machine of the class described, aplurality of rows of punches, a plurality of punch selectors, a plurality of pivoted setting lovers in operable connection with said selectors, and a plurality of latches, one for each of said ting levers whereby any of the said selectors may be maintained in their set positions against return to the normal position until. said latclm are released.

2. in a perforating machine of the class described, comprised of a plurality of rows of suspended punches, a selector supporting Fix-ranged abo'we. and in "pi-r0125 10s, a plurality m? 51; emzwris arranged am said suppmm one: mlectm? for each TOW of pnnclms pllruaihy f 'teeih on said selecmrs, a plurality 0f rcmtabiy 1120" Wed toothed meters. engagement said liding selectors, a setaing ism)? in 0 {a connect-mm. with mmh sector whfire'i y aach rwcmr may be operated t0 posit 1 3m Saleem? ta set a punch.

in ,a, perforating machine of the class :1, comprised of firm combination an "7 of. raw-3'01? punchas, a nlural'nby punch aalectms, a set? 9' 1e;

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lect ors to abut the same as and for iahQ prm p?- fm'th.

L 111 21 perforating nmchin-e a set 0i 1&- vers mmm'zed to swing epamtely, a se gear 'ied by cash lever, 21 0;:

bars meaning with the segu' ems respec ri", Q13] in xeciprocz ted upon 0, Uatien. at? {no 1ev's'ca m lug carried by each rack bar, narw p'mcinng dance anciudmg a numbm. of

pmmnes, one set for ems/"1 bar 211 p0 L0 be angagei by the lug flmreof to tha pflsition in Whih ine rack bar:

set by its opfimfiging of gmmches 021% set "F01" each s gear married my each v61" :1 A bars meshing with "(the segments IQSIIGCtiVElIY be reciprocated upon oscillzfiien oi the levers lug; Carried by each rack has? a 9 N I punching memes 1110111 53121 :1 number 0:5

0?; plmcnes, one 1 :0? each 1 and 15 p0s1t1oned to $39 ezigageci by the mg: LAQPQQE i posltlon 1n Winch the rack positionefi 10 be engaged by 'ijhe i awarding to the position 111 Win-13H bar has been sci; by 115 (){NYMZHYT means for yehm he 111d; ba /4? after the operation iiha pm vies, and a. htch bar for each rack mi rningad to maintain t'ns rack b3:

its pagiticns against the return .10 nojmna'i pmntmn by sand i uana Witnesses I it D. Pmil mg 3-D. J. 113mm. 

